scope:

This International Standard defines a language for the specificaiton of electronic documents, comprised of black and white, gray scale, or full color text, images, and geometric graphics, in a form suitable for presentation (printing or displaying on other suitable media).

This International Standard is intended to be extensible in order to accommodate future developments in imaging technology.

This International Standard is intended to be used in a variety of configurations meeting a variety of connectivity needs. It is specifically compatible with use over OSI networks.

In addition to specifying how document images are represented, this International Standard specifies how Document Production Instructions affect document presentation.